High Heels, Metro, Washington, DC
High Heels, Metro, Washington, DC
High Heels, Metro, Washington, DC
ArtistHeidi Nielsen

High Heels, Metro, Washington, DC

Date2006
MediumCibachrome print
Dimensions9 × 13 1/2 in. (22.9 × 34.3 cm) Framed Size: 18 1/2 × 25 in. (47 × 63.5 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2007.055
ClassificationsPhotographs
Locations
  • Currently Not on View
DescriptionThis print is part of a photographic series that took shape while Nielsen commuted with her infant daughter. Begun as a compositional series of commuters’ shoes, the pictures use black and white as a thematic foil for the dominant reds, oranges and browns of the DC metro system. This use of color also subtly ties the images to a tangible local and political history, as the camera’s downward gaze captures the evolving hues, patterns and iconic upholstery of Washington, DC’s public transport along with the gestures of its passengers.